Top-spinning toy



(No Model.)

J. R. GLUXTON. TOP SPINNING TOY No. 561,492. PateIIt/ed June 2, 1896.

IlNiTnn .STATES PATENT' Orricn JAMES R. OLUXTON, OF LONDON, OI-IIO,ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO XVAIJTER O. CLARK, OF PEVAUKEE, IVISOONSIN.

TOP-SPINNING TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,492, dated June 2,1896.

Application filed November 29, 1895. Serial No. 570,458. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, J AMES R. CLUXTON, of London, in the county ofMadison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Top-Spinning Toy Pistols; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,ref erencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked I o tliereomwhich form a part of this specification.

This invention is an improvement in combined toy pistols andtop-spinning devices; and it consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described,

claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure lis a side View of the toy. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionthrough the same,showin g the parts cocked ready to be 2o discharged.Fig. Sis a similarsectional view of the parts after firing Fig. fl is ahorizontal detail section on line 4 4, Fig. 2.

A designates a case which is composed of two longitudinal halves unitedin any desired manner and shaped so as to appear like an ordinarypocket-revolver. Vithin the barrel portion of the case is a fiat springB, which is fastened to one side thereof at its rear end, while itsfront end presses closely 3o against a bar O, which is adapted to bemoved longitudinallybeside spring The rear end of: bar O is connected bya link D to the hammer E, which is pivoted in the handle portion of thecase, and projects through a suit- 3 5 able slot a in the upper side ofthe case, so

that it can be cocked like an ordinary pistolhammer. The hammer has ahead c, which is adapted to strike a cap placed in the ordinarypaper-cap holder a' on the case when the 4o device is red The pivotedend of the hammer has a notch e in its side, which, when the hammer iscocked. is engaged by a dog f on the upper end of the trigger-piece F,which is pivoted in the handle of the case, the trigger end dependingthro ugh a slot in the case, as shown.

A spring G is coiled on a transverse lug CL2 in the handle in front ofthe hammer, and one projecting end g of the spring is engaged 5o with anotch d in the side of link D, so as to normally force said linkforward, thereby pulling the hammer down and projecting bar G forward.The other end of spring G may be arranged to bear on the dog f, so as tocause it to engage notch e, but as spring G should be quite stiff it maybe found preferable to use a weaker spring g' to press the dog f againstthe hammer.

In the under side of the barrel in line with the inner edge of bar O isa slot A', vwhich ex- 6o tends inward beyond the front end of spring B,as shown. In the under edge of bar O is a notch c, which, when the baris in its forward position, is brought to the rear end of slot A', asshown. 65

II designates a top having a short spindle h in line with the gravitalaxis of its body, which may be of any desired construction.

In using the toy the spindle 7i of the top is inserted between bar O andspring B by in- 7o v the spindle of the top back to the rear end of slotA. Upon pulling the trigger the ham mer is released and spring E drivesbar O for- 7 5 Ward quickly. As bar O moves forward it rolls the spindle7L of the top along the end of spring B, thereby rotating the top veryrapidly, and as soon as the spindle rolls olf the end of spring B thetop drops down and for- 8o wardly and spins merrily away, to the greatamusement of the youngsters. Another top may be then placed in position,the hammer cocked,and the top iired to spin like the other. One pistoland several tops form a satisfac- 8 5 tory outt.

Having thus described my invention, what I therefore claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent thereon, is-

l. In a toy, the combination of a pivoted 9o hammer, a trigger, asliding bar, a link connecting said bar to the hammer, a spring forprojecting said bar when the hammer is released, and a flat springbeside said sliding bar; with a top having a shank adapted to beinserted between the bar and fiat spring, substantially as described.

2. In a combined toy pistol and top-spinning device, the combination ofa case shaped like a revolver, and having a longitudinal slot in roo itsbarrel 5 a hammer and a trigger in the handle part of the case, a fiatspring and sliding bar in the barrel of the case, a link pivotallyconnected to the hammer and said bar, and a spring engaging said link,adapted to be tensioned when the hammer is cocked, and to snap thehammer and project the bar substantially as described; with a top havinga shank adapted to be inserted between the bar and iat spring, wherebyit is caused to spin and released when the pistol is fired, allsubstantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The herein-described toy pistol, and topspinner, eonsistin g of thetwo-part ease shaped like a pocket-revolver and having a slot in theunder side of its barrel; a hammer pivoted in the handle part, acombined dog and trigger JAMES R. CLUXTON.

Witnesses a JAMES R. MANSFIELD, DAVID E. MOORE.

